- The new DECKY LOSSESS SCALING plugin improves the performance in the Elden Ring by 18W
- Image speeds went from 40 fps to 75 fps in testing at Lenovo Legion Go S, as shown by YouTuber Eta Prime
- We haven’t seen how this works at AMD Ryzen Z2 extreme handheld yet
Steamos Modding Community continues to ensure that Valve’s platform offers the best handheld game console experience around thanks to new plugins like Decky Loader to improve performance – and that’s right we focus on loss -free scaling again.
As shown by YouTuber ETA Prime (via NotebookCheck), the new DECKY LOSSESS SCALE plugin increases at GitHub, Elden Ring‘p Image rate from 40fps to 75 FPS at a TDP (or power consumption) of 18W on Lenovo Legion Go S. This is AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Model, which contains 32 GB RAM and officially powered by Steamos rather than Windows.
The performance increases sounds like they may be too good to be true, but that is all possible thanks to loss -free scaling framework generation features. It is also worth noting how impressive this is at 18W in games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 (Both move close to triple -digit image rates). It goes a long way to improve the life of the battery significantly from using less power, all without a large compromise of performance.
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Most framework generation models come with warnings of ghost and input delay, where NVIDIA and AMD take measures to reduce these problems.
Fortunately, when base images in play are high enough, ghost, artifacts and input delay become less clear. And that’s what Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor (also probably using 32 GB RAM) can help players achieve. Microsoft’s Windows 11 is also not used here, which has weaker performance for games compared to Steamos.
I have tested this DECKY LOSSESS SCALING plugin on my Asus Rog Ally and it easily gets my handheld a new lease. Play like Resident Evil 4 Remake, which is a little difficult to run over 40 or 50 fps, can now reach over 100 FPS. Yes, input delay is present, but I can say that it is not significant or noticeable as the basic framework rates are not too low.
Analysis: It will be interesting to see how this is doing at Ryzen Z2 Extreme Handhelds
I have already stated how handheld games -PCs get too expensive when I consider the benefit increases over previous generational processors. Spoiler alarm, the upgrades are not very significant, as shown in the MSI Claw A8’s benchmarks. However, I am fascinated by seeing how Decky Tabs-free scaling works with a Z2-extrem-powered handheld.
While the new plugin is great for all handheld, including the steam deck, certain games are poorly optimized, like Dragon’s Dogma 2 or Monster Hunter WildsNeed an extra push from more powerful processors. Ryzen Z2 Extreme does not have a big leap over its predecessor, but it will probably have a huge impact when using a tool as a loss -free scaling.
Unfortunately, the MSI Claw A8 nowhere is found in most regions right now and is apparently only available in Germany and other European retailers. I have an eye on Lenovo Legion Go S using the Z1 Extreme, but the stock and pricing are the two main questions.
Until these problems are resolved, covered loss -free scaling on my Asus Rog Ally, running the bazzite, just fine for me.
